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The Home Chemist 

A KEY TO HONEST WEALTH 



By 



PROF. DUKE H. BASHFORD 



MANUFACTURING AND 
ANALYTICAL CHEMIST 



Author of "Standard Formulas " 

" Syrups and Ciders ; " '' Drinking Water ;' 

" Extracts and How to Make Them ; " 

" Assaying Made Easy ; " Etc., Etc. 



THE HOME CHEMICAL & 
PUBLISHING COMPANY... 

WAUKESHA, WIS. 



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Copyrighted by the 
HOME CHEMICAL AND PUBLISHING CO. 

1899 



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INTRODUCTION. 



The author of this little but valuable 
book has had 30 years of practical expe- 
rience in Europe and the United States, 
in almost every branch of manufacturing 
and analytical chemistry. 

His chief aim in this work is to write 
a book for the masses, a book in common 
every-day plain English, and free from 
technical language. A large majority of 
the formulas are entirely new and now 
published for the first. time,.^,^ . 

Many of the formulas in this little 
work have sold for several hundred dol- 
lars each, in fact, will prove nuggets of 
gold in the hands of any intelligent man, 
woman or child, and will prove a pleasure 
as well as a profit. 

THE AUTHOR. 



INDEX. 



Water 7 

To soften Water 10 

Milk 11 

Bogus Cream 14 

Ciders 1 14 

Apple Cider 15 

Orange Cider 15 

Pear Cider 16 

Cherry Cider or Phosphate 16 

Imitation Lemonade 17 

Root Beer.. 17 

Compound Syrups for Soda Water 18 

Lemon Sj'rup 18 

Orange Syrup 18 

"Vanilla Syrup .* 18 

Cherry Syrup 19 

Saccharine;. 19 

Saccherine Syrup No. 1 20 

Saccherine Syrup No. 2 20 

Glucose 21 

Glucose Syrups 21 

Common Syrup No 1. 21 

Common Syrup No. 2 22 

Honey Syrup 22 

New Orleans Syrup. 22 

Bogus Honey 23 

Bogus Honey No. 2 .• 23 

Sugar Syrups 23 

Simple Syrup 23 

Golden Syiup 24 

Imitation Honey 24 

Maple Syrup 24 

Caramel or Sugar Coloring 25 

Imitation Jellies '. 25 

Apple Jelly ..._ : 26 

Strawberry Jelly 26 

Banana Jelly 26 

Pear Jelly 26 

Cherry Jelly 27 

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Blackberry Jelly 27 

Acid Solution 27 

Essences 28 

Essence of Lemon 28 

Essence of Orange 2» 

Essence of Pear 28 

Essence of Root Beer 28 

Essence of Salicylic Acid 29 

Essence of Rose 29 

Apple Essence 29 

Extract of Strawberry 29 

Extract of Banana 30 

Vinegar 30 

Cider Vinegar 31 

Pear Vinegar.. 31 

White Wine Vinegar 31 

Strawberry Vinegar 32 

Baking Powder 32 

French Mustard , 38 

Treatment for Obesity 33 

Treatment for the Drink Habit 36 

Home Cure for Drunkennes 38 

Treatment for Emaciation 38 

Beer... ; 39 

Bay Rum 40 

Hair Restorer 41 

Dandruff Cure 41 

Quinine Tonic 41 

Rose Toilet Water 42 

Violet Toilet Water [ 42 

Lilac Toilet Water 42 

Rose Perfume 43 

Honey Stickle Perfume 43 

Sweet Lavender Perfume 43 

New Mown Hay Perfume 43 

Violet Perfume 44 

German Cologne 44 

Face Po\vdcr 44 

Pink Face Pow^der 45 

Tooth Powder 45 

Tooth Powder No. 2 45 

Tooth Powder No. 3 45 

Inks 45 

Shoemaker's Ink 45 

Harness Ink * 46 

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Black Writing Ink 46 

Black Writing Ink No. 2 47 

Purple Ink 47 

Red, Blue and Green Inks 47 

Mucilage 47 

Mucilage No. 2 48 

Laundry Blueing 48 

Starch Polish 48 

vStarch Polish No. 2 49 

Harness Dressing 49 

Black Shoe Dressing 49 

Russet Shoe or Harness Dressing. 49 

Russet Shoe Cleaner 50 

Black Shoe Polish 50 

Russet Shoe Polish 51 

Liquid Glue 51 

Cement that will mend anything 51 

Piano Polish 51 

Electric Powder 52 

Sealing Wax 52 

Silver-plating fluid 52 

Best Matches 53 

To remove Ink from paper 53 

Reproduce ....54 

Flashlight Powder 54 

Gun Powder 55 

Weights and Measures 55 

Dry Measure 55 

Fluid Measure 55 

Percentage of Alcohol in various Beverages 56-57 




WATER. 

As we know, water is widely distrib- 
uted over tlie earth, we never find it 
perfectly pure. All natural waters con- 
tain foreign substances in solution. These 
substances are taken up from the air or 
from the earth. 

Good drinking water should be free 
from color, taste and smell, transparent 
and without deposit. There is no 
simple process whereby the quality of a 
water may with certainty be acertained. 

A rough proximation may be arrived 
at, by taking the weight of the dried 
residue, and by the effect of incineration 
of its color. The permissible amounts 
of impurities in good drinking water, are 
as follows: 

PARTS PER MILLION 

Total residue by evaporation . 500. 

Chlorine in Chlorides . . .15. 

Oxygen consumed . . . 2. 

Nitrogen as free Ammonia . .02 
Nitrogen as Albuminoid Ammonia .05 

^Nitrogen as Nitrites . . none 

Nitrogen as Nitrates . . 15. 



It has been fully established, that the 
wells in cities and towns are contami- 
nated, owing to their proximfty to sewers 
and drains and above all cess-pools. 

Through impure water the ova of vari- 
ous intestinal worms and other entozoa 
are introduced into the system and prove 
a fruitful cause of the production of, 
diarrhoea, dysentery, malarial fevers, 
ague, typhoid fever, diphtheria, cholera, 
calculi, etc. 

Good water taken in quantities to 
satisfy the thirst acts only beneficially, 
indeed an excess will not hurt, for it is 
quickly absorbed, and increasing the 
blood pressure, favors digestion by thus 
inducing a free flow of the faeces. It is 
a digestive agent as "well as food. By 
the liberal use of water as a beverage, 
the faeces are rendered of proper consis- 
tency, the intestines maintain their nor- 
mal activity, and constipation is avoided. 
The result of the ingestion of pure water 
tends to keep the kidneys clean of con- 
cretions and morbid changes, and with 

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the skin and lungs equally active the 
bodily house is well swept. 

Where ever water is suspected of being 
contaminated it should be boiled. A 
better way would be to boil it and when 
cool, or nearly so, filter it through filter 
paper. 

While a glass funnel is the best, a tin 
one will do fairly well, and your druggist 
will show you how to fold the filter 
paper. There are many styles of filters 
on the market, they all claim to be germ 
proof but are not. 

All living things contain a large pro- 
portion of water, which can be driven off 
by heat. 

The proportion of water in animal and 
vegetable substances is very great. 

If the body of a man weighing 150 
pounds was placed in an oven and 
thoroughly dried, there would be left 
only about 50 pounds of solid matter, all 
the rest being water. When you pur- 
chase a roast of beef weighing eight 
pounds, you pay for about six pounds of 
water and two pounds of solid matter. 



The many varieties of mineral springs, 
have their origin in the presence in the 
earth of certain substances which are 
soluble in water, common salt occurs 
in large quantities in different parts of 
the earth. As it is soluble in water, 
many streams and springs contain it. 

Effervesent waters are such as contain 
some gas, usually carbonic - acid gas. 
Chalybeate water contains some com- 
pound of iron. 

. Sulphur-water contains a compound of 
hydrogen and sulphur, called hydrogen 
sulphide or sulphuretted hydrogen. 
Water is composed of hydrogen, 2 parts 
by weight and 16 parts of oxygen. 



TO SOFTEN WATER. 

The housewife is often greatly troubled 
because of the hardness of the water 
she uses for domestic purposes. 

The following formula will be found to 
work like a charm and rob wash day of 
half its terrors. 



Potash Carbonate . 4 ounces 

Boiling Water . . 1 gallon 

Dissolve, and add about onetablespoonful 
to each gallon of water. Clothes washed 
in water containing the above preparation 
will be nice and white, and will not 
shrink. 



MILK. 

Milk is the fluid secreted by the mam- 
mary glands of the division of vertebrate 
animals called Mammalia. 

The milk of various domestic animals 
is more or less used by man for food. 
The milk of the cow, which may be 
taken as typical of all others, is indeed 
by far the most valuable of all. 

Pure milk when newly drawn, is an 
opaque, white fluid with a yellow tinge 
and sweet to the taste. 

There should be a faint animal odor, 
due to the presence of sulphuretted 
hydrogen. 



The specific gravity of milk should be 
between . 1.03. and 1.035. 

Water . 86.87. Fat 3.5. 

Casene and Albumen . 4.75. 

Sugar . 4. Ash 7. -^ 

or 87 parts water and 13 parts solids. 

When allowed to stand for a time, the 
lactic sugar which it contains, decompo- 
ses into lactic acid. This transformation 
is quite simple, consisting in the splitting 
up of the molecules of sugar into lactic 
acid. When water is added to milk, the 
specific gravity becomes lower. 

In testing milk the lactometer alone is 
of no value. The quantity of cream 
varies from 8 to 20 per cent., but should 
not fall below 10 per cent. 

Where the per cent, of cream is low, 
also the specific gravity, there is little 
reason to doubt the mHk being adul- 
terated. Milk containing less than 11 
per cent, of solids should be looked upon 
as adulterated. 

There are very few milk dealers who 
do not adulterate the milk they sell in 



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some way or other. Among the adul- 
terants may be mentioned: Water, Cotton 
Seed Oil, Milk Sugar, Salicylic Acid, 
Borac Acid, Boracic Acid, Benzooric Acid, 
Benzooric Ether, Borax, Bi -carbonate 
Soda, Magnesia, Lime, Amyl Acitate, 
Caramel and Aniline. 

A number of these preparations are 
Antiferments, and are used to keep the 
milk from souri'ng. But they all retard 
digestion and are bad, to say the least, 
and in the writer's opinion, more than 
half the ailments children suffer with, 
are caused by impure milk. 

In cities and large towns, thousands 
of gallons of milk are sold that never saw 
a cow. To-day there are men going 
about the country offering for sale for- 
mulas for making bogus milk. As high 
as five hundred dollars is asked and 
received for one of these formulas. 

In the windows of many restaurants 
in cities are placed signs something like 
this: 

We serve cream with our coffee for 
five cents per cup.. 

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BOGUS CREAM. 

The formula here given makes a very 
good imitation cream, and is perfectly 
wholesome, and may be given to children 
without any danger whatever. In fact 
it makes a good wholesome diet. 

Milk . . . V2 gallon. 

Corn Starch . ., 1 ounce. 

Eggs ... 1 

Boil the milk, and allow to cool. Mix 
the starch with one pint of cold water. 
Beat egg well, and mix together. 



CIDERS. 

Cider when made from fruit and fresh 
from the press, is a nice thirst quenching 
and palatable beverage. 

But it is safe to say, for every gallon 
of genuine cider sold, there are one 
thousand gallons of bogus placed upon 
the market. Imitation ciders may be 
manufactured that are good wholesome 
beverages, and taken in quantities to 
satisfy the thirst, are not harmful. But 
the bulk of the artificial product con- 



tains material that makes it unfit for use 
as a beverage. Sweet cider fresh from 
the press contains no alcohol, but as it 
ages alcohol is formed. Hard cider 
contains 8 per cent, alcohol or twice as 
much as the highest grade of beer. 

in imitation ciders as no alcohol forms, 
a certain per cent, of alcohol is placed in, 
that is where they are expected to pro- 
duce a heady feeling. We give some 
formulas which may be used without 
danger and contain no alcohol. 



APPLE CIDER. 

Water . . .1 gallon 

Simple Syrup . . 1 quart 
Acid Solution . . 1 ounce 
Sugar Coloring . . 1 teaspoonful 
Stir well and it is ready for use. 



ORANGE CIDER. 

Water . . .1 gallon 

Simple Syrup . . 1 quart 
Acid Solution . . 1 ounce 
Essence of Orange . Vq ounce 
Sugar Coloring . . V2 teaspoonful 
Stip well. 

In 



The above makes a most delicious 
beverage and costs less than ten cents 
per gallon. 



PEAR CIDER, 

Water . . .1 gallon 

Simple Syrup . . 1 quart 
Acid Solution . . 1 ounce 
Essence of Pear . . V2 teaspoonful 
Color straw color with sugar coloring. 

CHERRY CIDER OR PHOSPHATE, 

Quite a number of samples of cherry 
phosphate and cherry cider, have been 
sent to us at different times for analysis 
and we found nearly all of them to con- 
tain poisonous matter, such as Sulphuric 
Acid, artificial oil of bitter almonds and 
Aniline coloring. 

The formula here given is perfectly 
safe and will always give satisfaction. 
Water ... 1 gallon 

Simple Syrup . . 1 quart 

Acid Solution . . 1 ounce 

Extract of Wild Cherry Bark V4. ounce 

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Color red with vegetable coloring. 

Of course coloring ciders does not add 
to their flavor, only they look much nicer. 



IMITATION LEMONADE 



A most delicious beverage 


and can not 


be told from the genuine arti 


cle. 


Water 


1 gallon 


Simple Syrup 


1 quart 


Acid Solution 


IV2 ounce 


Essence of Lemon 


1/2 ounce 


Mix and it is ready for use. 





ROOT BEER 

Water 

Simple Syrup 
Essence of Root Beer . 
Acid Solution 
Sugar Coloring . 
Mix and you have a delightful and 
healthful drink. 



1 gallon 

1 quart 

1 teaspoonful 

M ounce 

V2 ounce 



COMPOUND SYRUPS FOR SODA WATER. 
LEMON SYRUP. 

Simple Syrup . . 1 quart 

Acid Solution . . 1/2 ounce 

Soluble Extract of Lemon 1/2 ounce 

Pour two or three tablespoonsfuf into 

a glass, fill two-thirds full with water, stir 

and drink. 

If desired a small amount of Bicarbonate 

of Soda may be added which will cause 

it to effervess. 



ORANGE SYRUP. 

Simple Syrup . . 1 quart 

Acid Solution . . Va ounce 

Soluble Extract of Orange V2 ounce 
Use the same way as Lemon. 



VANILLA SYRUP. 

Simple Syrup . . 1 quart 
Acid Solution . . 1 teaspoonful 

Extract of Vanilla . . V2 ounce 

- Sugar Coloring . . 1 teaspoonfu) 

iWix, use same as Lemon. 

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CHERRY SYRUP. 

Simple Syrup . . 1 quart 

Acid Solution . . V4. ounce 

Extract of Wild Cherry Bark V2 ounce 

Vegetable Red Coloring Vi ounce 
Mix, use same as Lemon. 



SACCHARINE. 

Saccharine is a product made from coal 
tar and was discovered by Fahlberg a 
few years ago. 

The name is a mis-nomer however, as 
Saccharine means sugar, while this 
product is more properly speaking a spice. 
Refined Soluble Saccharine is over five 
hujidred times as sweet as the best cane 
sugar. 

One ounce being equal to 35 pounds 
of the best granulated sugar in sweetning 
power. 

At the present price of sugar and 
Saccharine, where the latter can be used 
the -saving is very great. 

One pound Saccharine . $ 7.50 

One barrel Sugar . . $18.75 

A saving of .' . , $11.25 

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Saccharine is used largely in Syrups, 
Jellies, wines and carbonated beverages, 
also artificial ciders, etc. 

In diseases of the blader and kidneys. 
Saccharine may be used with good results. 



SACCHARINE SYRUP No. 1, 

Boiling water . . Iy2 gallons 

Saccharine . . ^ ounce 

Stir until disolved. 

Makes 6 quarts syrup at a cost of 
about 12 cents 

If sugar was used in the place of 
Saccharine, the cost would be : 

Sugar 8 pounds . . 48 cents 

Water 1 gallon 
The above syrup may be used for tea, 
coffee, cider, soda water, root beer, etc. 

In mixing this syrup an earthenware 
vessel is best. 



SACCHARINE SYRUP No. 2. 

Boiling water . . 1 gallon 

Saccharine . . ^/i ounce 

Stir until dissolved. 

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GLUCOSE. 

Glucose is made by boiling corn starch 
in a weak solution of sulphuric acid and 
then treating it with lime to neutralize 
the acid. Where glucose is made in a 
proper manner, it makes a wholesome 
food. 

We have examined many samples of 
glucose and found quite a number of 
them contained free sulphuric acid to an 
alarming extent. Glucose is used largely 
in the manufacture of syrups, jellies, 
honey, candy and beer. Many prepar- 
ations known as malt extracts and foods 
for producing fat are nothing more nor 
less than glucose in some form or other. 



GLUCOSE SYRUPS. 

Glucose not being as sweet as cane 
syrups Saccharine is added to supply the 
difference. 



COMMON SYRUP. 

Glucose (the best) . 15 pounds 

Cold Water .' . 1 gallon 

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Salicylic acid solution 1 teaspoonful 
Mix well, costs 15 cents per gallon. 



COMMON SYRUP No. 2. 

Glucose . . .15 pounds 
Water ... 1 gallon 
Salicylic acid solution 1 teaspoonful 
Sugar coloring . . 1 ounce 
Saccharine syrup . 1 quart 



HONEY SYRUP. 

Glucose . . .15 pounds 
Saccharine syrup . 1 gallon 
Sugar coloring . . 1 ounce 
Extract vanilla . . 1 teaspoonful 

Mix. 
The above syrup will give good satis- 
faction wherever used, and costs about 
30 cents per gallon. 



NEW ORLEANS SYRUP. 


Glucose . 


15 pounds 


Common cane molasses 


V2 gallon 


Water 


1 gallon 


Saccharine syrup 


1 gallon 


Extract vanilla . 


l^ ounce 


Mix well. 




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BOGUS HONEY. 

Glucose . . . ' 15 pounds 
Saccharine syrup No. 2. 1 gallon 

Salicylic acid solution Vt ounce 

Essence of Rose . 14 ounce 



BOGUS HONEY No. 2. 

Glucose ... 15 pounds 

Saccharine syrup No. 2. 1 gallon 

Salicylic acid solution 14 ounce 

Strained honey . 1 quart 



SUGAR SYRUPS. 

The formulas given under this head 
are standard, pure and wholesome and 
should be in every household. 



SIMPLE SYRUP. 

Cold water . . 1 gallon 

Granulated sugar . 10 pounds 

Stir until dissolved and strain through 
cloth. 

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GOLDEN SYRUP. 
Cold water .• . . 1 gallon 

Granulated sugar . 12 pounds 

Stir until dissolved, then add 
Sugar coloring . . 14 ounce 
Extract of vanilla . . 1 teaspoonful 
Strain. 



IMITATION HONEY. 

Pure and wholesome. 
In kettle over fire, 

Water ... 1 gallon 

Granulated sugar . 15 pounds 

Honey in comb . . 1 pound 

Bring to a boil, stir a very little and 
strain through cloth. 

The house wife who makes the above, 
will discover that it is superior to much 
of the so-called honey she has used. 



MAPLE SYRUP. 

In kettle over fire, 

Water ... 1% gallon 

Granulated sugar . ■ 12 pounds 



Powdered or crushed red oak bark 

4 ounces 
Boil 20 minutes and strain through 
cloth while hot. 



CARAMEL OR SUGAR COLORING. 

In kettle over fire, 

Granulated sugar . 1 pound 

Allow to burn black, but not to a crisp, 

then add, hot water 1 pint and boil until 

as thick as syrup and strain through 

cheese cloth. 



IMITATION JELLIES, 

The amount of bogus jelly consumed 
in this country, is simply enormous, and 
the most of it is not fit to be used for 
food. 

These vile compounds are composed of 
glucose, saccharine, acids, factitious 
extracts and poisonous coloring matter, 
and while they are bad enough for a 
grown up person to eat, they are much 
worse for children. 

We give a few formulas for jellies made 
from glucose that are not harmful in 
small quantities. 

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APPLE JELLY. 




Glucose 


1 quart 


No. 2 Saccharine syrup. 


1 pint 


Acid solution 


14. ounce 


Extract apple or apple ether 


10 drops 


Mix well. 





STRAWBERRY JELLY. 

Glucose . . .1 quart 
No. 2 Saccharine syrup. 1 pint 
Acid solution . . 1 teaspoonful 

Extract of strawberry V2 teaspoonful 
Red coloring enough to bring it to the 
proper shade, mix well. 

BANANNA JELLY. 

Glucose . . .1 quart 
No. 2 Saccharine syrup 1 pint 
Acid solution . . 1 teaspoonful 

Extract of Bananna V2 teaspoonful 

Mix well. 



. PEAR JELLY. 

Glucose . . .1 quart 
No. 2 Saccharine syrup . 1 pint 
Acid solution , . V4. ounce 

Extract of pear , . V2 teaspoonful 

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CHERRY JELLY, 

Glucose . . .1 quart 
No. 2 Saccharine syrup. 1 pint 
Acid solution. . . V4, ounce 
Extract of Cherry Bark . 1 teaspoonful 
Color with red coloring, mix well. 



BLACKBERRY JELLY. 

Glucose . . ,1 quart 
No. 2 Saccharine syrup 1 pint 
Acid solution . . i/4 ounce 

Extract Blackberry . V2 teaspoonful 
Color with sugar coloring. 



ACID SOLUTION. 

The acid solution here given, is a 

standard one and may be used without 

any danger. 

Citric acid . . 2^2 ounces 

Tartaric acid . . 2y2 ounces 

Hot water . . 8 ounces 

Stir until dissolved, then add. 

Dilute Phcsphoric Acid 14 ounce 

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ESSENCE. 

The essences and extracts spoken of 
in this work, may be procured at any 
good drug store. 



ESSENCE OF LEMON. 

Good oil of Lemon . 14 ounce 

Alcohol ... 4 ounces 

Shake well. 



ESSENCE OF ORANGE, 

Oil of Orange . . X ounce 
Alcohol ... 4 ounces 

Shake well. 



ESSENCE OF PEAR. 

Acetic Ether . , 30 drops 

Amyl Acitate . . X ounce 

Glycerine . , . % ounce 

Alcohol . ,, . 2 ounces 

Mix. 



ESSENCE OF ROOT BEFR. 

Alcohol ... 4 uunces 

Oil of Sassafras . . X ounce 

Oil of Winter green . Yz ounce 

Mix. 

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ESSENCE OF SALICYLIC ACID 
(OR SALICYLIC SOLUTION.) 

Alcohol ... 5 ounces 

Salicylic acid . . Yz ounce 

Mix. 



ESSENCE OF ROSE. 

Oil of Rose . . 10 drops 

Alcohol ... 1 ounce 

Shake well. 



APPLE ESSENCE. 



Alcohol 
Chloroform 
Nitrous Ether 
Aldehyd 
Acetic Ether 
Amy! Valleriante 
Glycerine . 



2 ounces 
10 drops 
10 drops 
20 drops 
10 drops 
% ounce 
1 teaspoonful 



EXTRACT OF STRAWBERRY. 

Alcohol ... 2 ounces 

Acetic Ether . . 10 drops 

Nitrous Ether . . 30 drops 

Farmac Ether : . 10 drops 



Butric Ether 


30 drop:. 


Oil of winter green 


10 drops 


Amy! Acitate 


30 diops 


Amyl Butyrate . 


20 drops 


Glycerine . 


30 drops 


Mix well 





EXTRACT OF BANANNA, 

Aldehyd . . .10 drops 
Amyl Butyrate 



Butric Ether. 
Chloroform . 
Glycerine . 
Alcohol 



% ounce 

1 teaspoonful 
10 drops 

30 drops 

2 ounces 



Mix, 



VINEGAR. 

(DILUTE ACETIC ACID.) 

A large amount of so called vinegar is 
placed on the market to day, at a cost of 
about ten cents per barrel, this vile 
compound is positively dangerous, and 
the manufacturer should be placed behind 
stone walls and iron bars. 

Sulphuric and nitric acid is used with 
water, coloring and flavor. 

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Below we give some formulas for 
making vinegar by the quick process, 
that may be used in the household with- 
out danger. 



CIDER VINEGAR, 

Water . . .1 gallon 

No. 8 Acetic acid . . 1 pint 
Sugar coloring . . 1 teaspoonful 

Mix. 
To the above 10 drops of apple essence 

may be added, to give it more of the 

apple flavor. 



PEAR VINEGAR, 




Water 


1 gallon 


No. 8 Acetic acid . 


1 pint 


Essence of Pear . 


10 drops 


Mix. 





WHITE WINE VINEGAR, 
Water .... 1 gallon 

No. 8 Acetic acid . . 1 pint 

Mix. 

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STRAWBERRY VINEGAR, ^ 

Water .... 6 quarts 

No. 8 Acetic acid . . 1 pint 

Extract of Strawberry . 10 drops 

Color Red. 



BAKING POWDER. 

It is safe to say, that where one good 
baking powder is sold, there are many 
dangerous preparations forced on the 
public. Many of these are made up 
largely of alum and ammonia. 

The following may be used without 
danger. 

Tartaric acid 

Cream of tartar . 

Bicarbonate of soda 

Corn starch 

Mix. 

Cream of tartar . 
Bicarbonate of soda 
Potato starch 

Mix. 
Tartaric acid 
Bicarbonate of soda 
Potato starch 

Mix. 



2 ounces 

1 ounce 
4 ounces 
6 ounces 

2 ounces 
2 ounces 
4 ounces 

8 ounces 
10 ounces 
12 ounces 



FRENCH MUSTARD, 

We will say right here, that very little 
of this so-called mustard contains any 
mustard whatever. In fact it is composed 
mostly of buck wheat flour and potato 
starch, with capsicum and color. 

The formulas we give here are good 
and make a nice condiment. 

Buck wheat flour . . 1 pound 

Dry mustard . . ^/4 pound 

Mix with vinegar and color with sugar 
coloring. 

Potato starch . . 1 pound 

Dry mustard . . V2 pouud 

Mix with white wine vinegar, color with 
sugar coloring. 



TREATMENT FOR OBESITY. 

(REDUCING FLESH.) 

During the past years we have 
examined many preparations that were 
sold under fancy and high sounding 
names, and claiming to cure corpulency, 
and a large number of the preparations 
were found to be worse than useless, and 
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in many instances positively dangerous 
The man or womam who is carrying 
about too much fat is in great danger. 
And while too much fat is dangerous it is 
a constant annoyance and burden in 
every way. 

This treatment is an honest, intelligent 
and successful one and we guarantee it 
in every respect. You incur no danger 
in taking it, you suffer no inconvenience, 
no pain or trouble whatever. 

THE TREATMENT. 

Powdered Rhubarb . 1 ounce 

Compound licorice powder V2 ounce 
Mix and make into 3 grain capsules. 

Dose, one 20 minutes before each 
meal. 

Pulverized citric acid . 1 ounce 

Watei .... 1 pint 

Dissolve and take one teaspoonful in 
mie half glassful of water when thirsty. 

Take a hot salt bath once a week, 
before bed time. Say 1 pint of salt 
dissolved in 10 gallons of water. Avoid 
constipation, exercise short of fatigue. 
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SUGGESTIONS for OBESITY DIET. 

SOUPS, ETC. 

Beef, mutton, and chicken broth, free 

from fat. 

FISH. 

All kinds. 

MEATS. 

Lean beef, lean mutton, chicken and 

game. Eggs. 

VEGETABLES. 

Asparagus, cauliflower, onions, celery, 
cresses, spinach, white cabbage, tom- 
atoes, radishes, lettuce, greens, squash 
and turnips. 

BREAD AND FARINACEOUS ARTICLES. 
Stale bread and dry toast, gluten biscuits. 

DESSERTS, FRUITS, ETC. 

Grapes, oranges, cherries, berries, acid 

fruit. 

DRINKS. 

Water, tea and coffee without sugar or 

cream. Saccharine syrup may be used 

in tea apd coffee. 

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AVOID 

Fat, thick soups, sauces, spices, 
hominy, oat meal, macaroni, white and 
sweet potatoes, rice, beets, carrots, 
starches, parsnips, puddings, pies, 
cakes, all sweets, milk, alcoholic drinks, 
malt liquors. Avoid water in excess. 



TREATMENT FOR THE DRINK 
HABIT. 

There are many institutions in this 
country who claim to treat and cure 
drunkenness, most of them are humbugs 
and not worthy of any consideration 
whatever. 

We have made a careful analysis of 
the preparations used in quite a number 
of these institutions, and found them to 
be something like the following: 



THE TONIC. 

Cinchona, Nux Vomica, Atropine and 
Ammonia. 

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THE INJECTION- 

Atropine or Strychnine and sometimes 
both. 

These humbug institutions claim that 
their treatment will remove all desire for 
intoxicants. In fact take our treatment 
they cry and you can't drink whiskey if 
you try, any way you can't keep it down. 
And all this is very true, should you 
drink the whiskey or beer they give you 
while undergoing treatment, because 
they contain drugs of such a nature, 
which makes it impossible for the 
stomach to retain them. 

Perhaps John Soak, after being 
treated a few days is given a test, as it 
is called, that is a drink of whiskey or 
beer if he prefers it, this whiskey or beer 
contains ipecacuanha or appia morphia, 
and, as a result, in a few minutes John 
has a most violent fit of vomiting, **Oh, 
Oh," he gasps, "this treatment has fixed 
me, I can't drink any more whiskey." 
After he leaves the institution the thought 

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of how he suffered after taking these tests 
will keep him sober for at least a week, 
while in some cases (but very rare) for 
years. 

HOME CURE FOR DRUNKENNESS. 

Fluid extract of cinchona 1 ounce 
Nux Vomica . , . Vs ounces 

Atropine ... V2 grain 

Aromatic spirits of ammonia Vs ounces 
Simple syrup . . 2 ounces 

Water to make . . 8 ounces 

Dose, one teaspoonful every three hours. 
The above has been taken in a large 

number of cases with good results, where 

nerves and stomach are in poor condition, 

this tonic helps wonderfully. 



TREATMENT FOR EMACIATION. 

(TO BUILD UP FLESH.) 

THE TONIC. 

Iron tincture . . ' V2 ounce 

Water ... 5 ounces 

Simple syrup . . 2 ounces 

Fowler's solution of arsenic Vs ounce 

Dilute phosphoric acid Vs ounce 
Mix. 

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One teaspoonful after meals. 
MALT EXTRACT. 

One tablespoonful one hour before meals. 
Take moderate exercise, keep regular 
hours, avoid excesses. For bath, use 
sponge and tepid water. 



WHAT TO EAT. 

Oat meal, corn meal, rice, hominy, 
wheat, starches, jellies, puddings, bread, 
biscuits, potatoes, carrots, beets, fat 
meats, thick soups, sugar, milk, cream, 
sweet fruits, avoid alchohlic and malt 
liquors and all sour matter. 



BEER. 

The consumption of beer in the United 
States has grown to enormous proportions, 
as the quantity of beer increases the 
quality decreases, until much of the out- 
put is slop and nothing better. Lager 
beer is supposed to be made from barley 
and hops and to contain four per cent, 
alcohol. Glucose being much cheaper 
than malt made from barley, and extract 



of bitter aloes is cheaper than hops, 
therefore these are largely used. 

As an anti-ferment Salicylic acid is used 
in large quantities. Therefore much of 
the beer sold to-day is positively danger- 
ous and is a fruitful cause of the pro- 
duction of many diseases. 

Many who drink beer claim that it 
makes them strong, and that it is a food. 
This is all bosh, in a barrel of beer there 
is not as much nutriment as in a single 
loaf of rye bread. 



BAY RUM, 

A large amount of the liquid sold under 

this name is only a base imitation, and 

unfit for use. 

In glass jar or crock: 
Bay leaves . . 4 ounces 

Alcohol ... 1 pint 

Water ... 1 quart 

Keep well covered and allow to stand 

six days, stirring two or three times each 

day. 

Filter through paper, or two or three 

times with cotton flannel. 

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HAIR RESTORER. 

Lac -Sulphur . . 1 ounce 



Acitate of Lead . 




bounce 


Alcohol 




8 ounces 


Common salt 




V4. ounce 


Bay Rum . 




2 ounces 


Water to make . 




V2 gallon 


Pumice stone 




2 ounces 


lake well and filter throi 


igh 
UR] 


paper. 


DANDRUFF C 


E. 


Water . 




1 quart 


Alcohol . 




8 ounces 


Hydrochloric Acid 




1/8 ounce 


Sulphate of Quinine . 




Vs ounce 


Tincture of Canthardis 




Vs ounce 


Bay Rum . 




4 ounces 


Pumice stone 




2 ounces 


lake well, filter through 


pap 
NIC 


er. 


QUININE TO 


♦ 


Water 




1 quart 


Alcohol 




8 ounces 


Sulphate of Quinine . 




yi ounce 


Tincture of Canthardis 

• 




'A ounce 


Extract of Rose 




}4 ounce 



L 



Pumice stone . . 2 ounce; 

Shake well, filter through paper. 
Color red. 



ROSE TOILET WATER. 

Essence of Rose . 1 ounce 

Alcohol ... 8 ounces 

Water ... 1 quart 

Pumice stone . . 2 ounces 

Shake well, filter through paper. 
Color pink. 



VIOLET TOILET WATER 

Alcohol ... 8 ounces 

Extract of Violet . V2 ounce 

Water ... 1 quart < 

Pumice stone . . 2 ounces 

Shake well filter through paper. 

Color with violet color or ink. 



LILAC TOILET WATER. 

Alcohol ... 8 ounces 

Extract of Lilac . . V2 ounce 

Water ... 1 quart 

Pumice stone . . 2 ounces 

Shake well, filter through paper. 
Color with violet coloring. 



ROSE PERFUME. 
Alcohol ... 2 ounces 

Oil of Rose . « 10 drops 

Shake well, color pink. 



HONEY SUCKLE PERFUME. 


Alcohol 


2 ounces 


Oil of Rose 


5 drops 


Oil of Lemon 


10 drops 


Oil of Orange 


10 drops 


Oil of Burgamot 


10 drops 


Oil of Lavender 


2 drops 


Shake well, color yellow 





SWEET LAVENDER PERFUME. 

Alcohol ... 2 ounces 

Oil of Lavender flower Vs ounce 



NEW MOWN HAY PERFUME. 


Alcohol . . 


2 ounces 


Oil of Myrrhbane 


10 drops 


Oil of Lemon Grasse 


20 drops 


Extract of Vanilla 


10 drops 


Shake well. 




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VIOLET PERFUME. 



Alcohol 


2 ounces 


Oil of Violets . 


10 drops 


Extract of Orris . 


5 drops 


Shake well, color violet 




GERMAN COLOGNE. 


Alcohol 


2 ounces 


Oil of Lemon Grasse 


20 drops 


Oil of Burgamot 


20 drops 


Oil of Orange . 


10 drops 


Oil of Rose 


2 drops 


Oil of winter green 


2 drops 



Shake well, filter through paper. 

NOTE : The above perfumes would be 
much cleaner and brighter, by the addi- 
tion of a little Pumice stone, and filtering 
through paper. 



FACE POWDER* 

Powdered carbonate of 

magnesia . . 1 ounce 

Rose perfume . . 30 drops 

Mix well. 

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FACE POWDER PINK. 

Carbonate of magnesia 1 ounce 

Carmine ... 10 grains 

Mix well. 



TOOTH POWDER, 




Orris powder 




1 ounce 


French chalk 


. 


1 ounce 


Mix, 


perfume. 





TOOTH POW^DER No. 2. 

Orris powder . . 1 ounce 

Powdered Pumice stone V2 ounce 

Mix. 



TOOTH POWDER No. 3. 

Take Pulverized French Chalk. 



INKS. 






SHOE MAKERS' 


INK. 




(Or burnishing ink.) 




In kettle over fire, 






Water 




1 gallon 


Extract of logwood 




4 ounces 


When dissolved add. 






Bi-Chromate of Potash 




V2 ounce 



Stir for two or three minutes, take otr 

fire and when cool add, 

Vinegar ... 1 pint 

The above costs ten cents per gallon 

and sells for about one dollar. 



HARNESS INK. 

In kettle over fire. 
Water ... 1 gallon 

Extract of Logwood . 4 ounces 

When dissolved add, 

Bi-Chromate of Potash V2 ounce 

Yellow Prussiate of Potash 30 grains 
Stir until dissolved, take off fire and 

when cool add 

No. 8 Acetic acid . 4 ounces 



BLACK WRITING INK. 

In kettle over fire 

Water ... 6 quarts 

Extract of logwood . 4 ounces 

When dissolved add, 

Bi-Chromate of Potash 1 ounce 

Stir until dissolved, allowtocool and it 

is ready for use. 

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The above costs about 10 cents per 
gallon and sells for two dollars. 



BLACK WRITING INK No. 2. 

Black water soluble Aniline 1 ounce 
Boiling water . . 1 gallon 

Stir until dissolved, when cool add 
Acetic acid . . 2 ounces 



PURPLE INK. 

Boiling water . . 1 gallon 

Purple or Violet water 

soluble Aniline . 1 ounce 

Acetic acid . . 2 ounces 

Stir until dissolved. 

Costs about 15 cents, sells for 75 cents 
to one dollar per quart. 



RED BLUE and GREEN INKS. 

Make same as purple, using Red, Blue 
or Green Aniline in place of Purple 
Aniline. 



MUCILAGE. \ 

(THE KIND USED ON POSTAGE 
STAMPS.) 

Water ... 10 ounces 

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Oexterine ... 8 ounces 

Acetic Acid . . 2 ounces 

Mix well, and add 

Alcohol ... 2 ounces 

Mix. 



MUCILAGE No. 2. 

Gum Tragacanth . 1 ounce 

Cold water . . V2 gallon 

Allow to stand 24 hours stirring well a 

few times. 

If too thick add water. 



LAUNDRY BLUING. 

Soluble blue . . 1 ounce 

Oxalic acid . . 1 ounce 

Water ... 1 gallon 

Allow to stand 48 hours, stirring well a 
few times. 

Strain through cloth. 

The above makes a good blue ink 

as well. 



STARCH POLISH, 

White wax . • 1 ounce 

Spermaceti . . 1 ounce 



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Melt together, about Vs ounce to quart of 
starch. 



STARCH POLISH No. 2, 

White wax . . 1 ounce 

Spermaceti . . 2 ounces 

Sterine . , , V2 ounce 

Melt together. 



HARNESS DRESSING, 

Wood Alcohol (Poison) 1 quart 

Garnet shellac . V2 pound 

Cotton seed oil . .^/4 ounce 

Keep well covered, stirring well three 

times each day for four days, or until 

dissolved, then add 

Black water soluble Aniline 1 ounce 

Stir well and it is ready for use. 



BLACK SHOE DRESSING, 

CW'ATERPROOF) 

Same way as Harness Dressing. 



RUSSET SHOE or HARNESS 
DRESSING. 

Same way as black only leave out 
the color. 

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RUSSET SHOE CLEANER. 

Water ... 1 gallon 

Gum Tragacanth . 4 ounces 

Allow to stand 24 hours, stirring a few 

times, then add 

Oxalic Acid . . 4 ounces 

Allow to stand 12 hours stirring a few 

times, then add 

Red water soluble Aniline 20 grains 

Dissolved in a little water, add 

Spirits of Camphor . V2 ounce 

Mixing well. 
Water now may be added to bring it 

to the right consistency. 



BLACK SHOE POLISH. 

In kettle over fire dissolve 

Black burnishing wax 4 ounces 

In covered can. 

Turpentine . . 8 ounces 

Place the can in a vessel containing 
water, over fire until the Turpentine 
becomes hot, then mix the wax and 
turpentine together. 

Allow to cool, say one half, then pour 
into cans that have tight fitting covers. 



RUSSET SHOE POLISH. 

Make same way as black, using yellow 
burnishing wax in place of black. 



LIQUID GLUE. 

In can or crock, 

Acetic acid . . 1 pint 
Best white glue . V2 pound 
Place can in water over fire until dis- 
solved. 

CEMENT THAT WILL MEND 
ANYTHING. 

hi kettle over fire. 

Acetic acid . . 1 pint 

French Isinglass . V2 pound 

Stir until dissolved. 

Bottle while hot. 



PIANO POLISH 

Linseed oil 
Alcohol 
Balsam of Fir 
Sulphuric Ether 

Shake well. 
Place on with woolen cloth. 
The above polish is the best on earth. 

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4 ounces 
4 ounces 
V2 ounce 
1/4 ounce 



ELECTRIC POWDER, 



For cleaning copper, brass, gold, silver 

and glass, 

Best whiting . . 1 pound 

Cream of Tartar . . 1 ounce 

Calcined magnesia . 1 ounce 

Mix. 
Rub on with damp cloth, and polish 

with dry one. • 



SEALING WAX. 

In kettle over fire, 
Bees wax . 

Rosin 

Turpentine 
Venetian red 

Dissolve. 



2 ounces 
4 ounces 
1 ounce 
14 ounce 



SILVER-PLATING FLUID. 

Nitrate of Silver . Va. ounce 

Cyanide of Potassium 3 ounces 

Distilled water . . 4 ounces 

Shake until dissolved, then add 

Whiting ... 1 ounce 

Rub on with cloth. 



BEST MATCHES, 

In mortar, 

Water ... 10 grains 

Dexterine ... 2 grains 

Chlorate of Potash . 2 grains 

Red lead ... 2 grains 

Peroxide of Manganese 3 grains 

Golden Sulphide of Antimony 2 grains 

Amorphous Phosphorous 3 grains 
Mix well. 

Dip sticks in the above and allow to dry. 

NOTE: The above preparation is 
dangerous to make, it will explode while 
mixing if dry. The writer received 
$2500.00 for this formula. 



TO REMOVE INK FROM PAPER, 

Chlorate of lime . 1 pound 

Water ... 1 gallon 

Shake well, allow to stand 24 hours, and 
strain through cloth. 

To one ounce of the. above add 
Acetic acid . . 1 teaspoonful 

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REPRODUCE. 

For transferring pictures from news- 
paper, magazines, etc.. 

Water . . . 1 pint 

Turpentine . . 4 ounces 

Sulphuric Ether . , 1/2 ounce 

Potash (Babbits) . 10 grains 

Soap Powder . . 1/2 ounce 

Shake well. 
Wet the picture with brush, dry a 
little with blotting paper, then place on 
picture your blank paper, and rub with 
spoon. 

The above formula is very valuable. 



FLASH LIGHT POWDER. 

For taken pictures at night the follow- 
ing flash light is safe, cheap, and there is 
no better sold. 

Powdered sulphur . 30 grains 

Yellow prussiate of potash 60 grains 
Chlorate of potash . 180 grains 

Powdered metal magnesium 120 grains 
Powder each chemical separately and 
mix together. 



GUN POWDER. 

Will throw No. 6 shot one hundred 

yards, and kill birds. 

Chlorate of potash . 1 ounce 

Yellow Prussiate of potash y2 ounce 
Granulated sugar . V2 ounce 

Nitrate of potash . 20 grains 

Red lead , , . Vs ounce 

Pulverize each chemical separately then 
mix together. 



WEIGHTS and MEASURES. 
DRY MEASURE. 

20 grains ... 1 scruple 

3 scruples ... 1 drachm 
8 drachms ... 1 ounce 

12 ounces ... 1 pound 



FLUID MEASURE. 

60 minims or drops . 1 drachm 

8 drachms ... 1 ounce 

16 ounces ... 1 pint 

8 pints ... 1 gallon 

Medicines are bought and sold by 

avoirdupois weight. 
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PERCENTAGE OF ALCOHOL IN 
VARIOUS BEVERAGES* 

Beer 
Porter 

Ale 

Cider 

Maselle 

Perry 

Elder 

Tokay 

Orange 

Bordeau 

Hock 

Goosberry 

Champagne 

Claret 

Burgundy 

Malaga 

Canary . 

Sherry 

Vermouth 

Cape 

Malmsey 

Marsala . 

Ratafia . 



PERCENTAGE OF ALCOHOL IN 
VARIOUS BEVERAGES.-Con, 

Port 23. 



Curacoa 






27. 


Aniseed 






33. 


Maraschino 






34. 


Chartreuse 






43. 


Gin 






51.6 


Biandy 






53.4 


Rum 






57.7 


Irish whiskey 






53.9 


Scotch whiskey 






54.3 



Spirits are said to be proof, when they 
contain 57 per cent. 



Ml. 



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PROFESSOR 

DUKE H. BASHFORD 

MANUFACTURING AND 
ANALYTICAL CHEMIST 



(With The Home Chemical and Publishing Co., 
of Waukesha, Wis.) 



ANALYSIS, EXPERT WORK, FORMULAS 
FURNISHED, TERMS REASON- 
ABLE, CORRESPONDENCE 
SOLICITED 



Address all Communications to 

M. B. Bird, Secretary, 

WAUKESHA, WIS. 



OCT 18 1699 




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